Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Residual Stress Analyses of a Multi-Pass Girth Weld: 3-D Special Shell Versus Axisymmetric Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)In this paper, detailed weld residual stress analyses are presented for a typical multi-pass girth weld in Type 316L stainless steel pipe with r/t ratio of 25. Advanced finite element procedures ... -
Robust Estimation of Inelastic Fracture Energy Release Rate (J ): A Design Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)There are insufficient details during preliminary stages of a pressure component design to warrant a comprehensive inelastic determination of the fracture energy release rate, J. A simplified ... -
Determination of Burst Pressure and Location of the DOT-39 Refrigerant Cylinders
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)The burst pressure of DOT-39 refrigerant cylinders is determined using both experiment and finite element analysis (FEA) approaches. The experimental burst test investigations were carried out by ... -
Buckling of Barreled Shells Subjected to External Hydrostatic Pressure
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)The paper considers barreling of a mild steel cylindrical shell as a way of improving its load carrying capacity when subjected to static external pressure. Numerical results show that the ... -
Bend Angle Effect on B2 and C2 Stress Indices for Piping Elbows
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)B2 and C2 stress indices are used for calculation of stress terms corresponding to moment loading in evaluation of nuclear piping components. The formulas given in the ASME Boiler & Pressure ... -
Bauschinger Effect Design Procedures for Compound Tubes Containing an Autofrettaged Layer
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Autofrettage is used to introduce advantageous residual stresses into pressure vessels. The Bauschinger effect can produce less compressive residual hoop stresses near the bore than are predicted ... -
Analytical Approach to Crack Arrest Tendency Under Cyclic Thermal Stress for an Inner-Surface Circumferential Crack in a Finite-Length Cylinder
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)This paper presents a study of the crack arrest tendency under cyclic thermal stress for an inner-surface circumferential crack in a finite-length cylinder with its edges rotation-restrained, ... -
Effects of Bolt Threads on the Stiffness of Bolted Joints
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Axisymmetric finite element analysis (FEA) was performed on bolted joints to determine the effects of the threads on the bolt and member stiffnesses. For steel members, the member stiffness ... -
Fatigue Crack Growth Curve for Austenitic Stainless Steels in BWR Environment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Fatigue crack growth data obtained in the simulated BWR water environment were analyzed to establish a formula for reference fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) of austenitic stainless steels in ... -
Strain Rate Effects on the Fatigue Crack Growth of SA508 Cl.3 Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel in High-Temperature Water Environment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Corrosion fatigue tests were performed in air saturated hot water to assess fatigue crack growth behavior of reactor pressure vessel steel at the LWR operating condition. The main test parameter ... -
Creep Crack Growth in X20CrMoV 12 1 Steel and Its Weld Joint
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)A combined experimental and computational study is carried out on creep crack growth in X20CrMoV 12 1 steel and its weld joint. Crack growth tests are conducted on compact specimens at ... -
Discussion of “On the Evaluation of Dynamic Stresses in Pipelines Using Limited Vibration Measurements and FEA in the Frequency Domain” (Moussa, W. A., and Abdelhamid, A. N., 1999, ASME J. Pressure Vessel Technol., 121, Aug., pp. 241–245)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)A practical technique in determining the dynamic stresses in pipelines using finite element method is investigated by Moussa et al.. The authors propose to create an FEA model to excite the ... -
Weld Repair of Steam Turbine Casings and Piping—An Industry Survey
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Efficient Tubesheet Design Using Repeated Elastic Limit Analysis Technique
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Conventional analysis of tubesheets in nuclear steam generators involves elastic analysis of a solid plate with equivalent properties. It has recently been recognized that alternate design techniques ... -
Theoretical Modeling of Creep Behavior of Bellows and Some Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)The use of bellows expansion joints is an effective method to rationalize various piping systems in industry. In the structural design, the requirements for preventing failures such as ratcheting, ... -
Fracture Probability Integral Applied to Reactor Vessel Life Estimate1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)The conventional method of fracture probability calculations such as that adopted by the NRC-sponsored PRAISE CODE and the FAVOR CODE developed in this laboratory are both based on Monte Carlo ... -
Numerical Simulation of Creep-Induced Buckling of Thin-Walled Pipe Liners
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Material properties obtained from characterization tests on a representative cured-in-place pipe material have been incorporated into a finite element model which employs a special “composite” beam ... -
Evaluation of Prestraining and Dynamic Loading Effects on the Fracture Toughness of Structural Steels by the Local Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)On the occasion of recent great earthquakes, great concern is focused on the prevention of unstable fracture of steel structures against the seismic loading. This paper employs the local approach ... -
Oxidation Rate of Advanced Heat-Resistant Steels for Ultra-Supercritical Boilers in Pressurized Superheated Steam
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Oxidation kinetics of recently developed ferritic heat-resistant steels, HCM12A, NF616, and HCM2S, were investigated in a superheated steam to evaluate the effects of chemical composition of the ... -
External Pressure Testing of 4-in-Dia High-Density Polyethylene Pipe1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Many of the investigations dealing with the determination of the time-to-failure of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes involve internal pressure tests. HDPE pipe, however, can also be subjected ...